Those of you who have been reading my blog over time have likely seen me mention Marty Cagan from Silicon Valley Product Group. He and Chris Jones have relatively recently come out with a fabulous book I would highly recommend entitled Empowered (you can find it here among other places). Both practical and inspiring, this… Continue reading Great Product Leader Book
I started writing this blog over 6 years ago. I began it to share thoughts and questions about product development in general and the development of financial software in particular. And while the types of things I have shared over those years have varied, this has remained the general focus. There are blog entries here… Continue reading A new chapter
Again this week I want to take an opportunity to direct your attention to people addressing major issues of injustice and racism in the US. Today I will share links to four different podcasts from the past few days each speaking to these issues; I regularly listen to all four shows and encourage you to… Continue reading Amplifying more voices
If you’ve been reading this blog for any length of time you have probably picked up on the fact that one of the primary tasks of a good product manager is to listen. We have to listen to the market to hear what pervasive and pressing problems people face and what yearning aspirations they aspire… Continue reading Listen
This week I want to take a short break from my usual blogging about product development for something completely different. If you have been following this blog over the years one thing you might know is that I enjoy watching movies. I recently joined a free online community on Letterboxd (you can connect with me… Continue reading Do The Right Thing
Some quick notes about things on my mind heading into this week: Gratitude: Yesterday I ran a 10k in Philadelphia – the first race I’ve run after an injury earlier this year. While I didn’t run as fast as I once could, the race was still delightful and it reminded me of how much I… Continue reading Monday musings – 27 August
Some quick notes about things on my mind heading into this week: Gratitude: I’ve enjoyed some wonderfully restful vacation time in the past two weeks – both with my family and just with my wife. I am always glad to unplug and unwind a bit over the summer and these times lately have been no… Continue reading Monday musings – 20 August
I don’t listen to a lot of music. I enjoy music so much that I find it too distracting to listen on headphones during work, and while driving I tend to listen to podcasts or audio books. Because of this there are a lot of albums and artists out there that I plan to listen… Continue reading Friday reactions – 3 August
Some quick notes about things on my mind heading into this week: Gratitude: In the past week I’ve had several good “coaching” conversations in which I’ve been either coaching folks I help lead or receiving helpful feedback from other people in my firm. As a company we are pushing to grow in how we coach… Continue reading Monday musings – 30 July
Coming off of a full and tiring week I have a general recommendation and a specific one as well. From a broad perspective, I encourage you to have things you do in life just because they are fun. This can feel like a luxury that is tough to justify, but as Stephen Covey argues in… Continue reading Friday reactions – 27 July
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